I beg to differ Tuner.
The WD expressly ‘provides the Association with the opportunity to negotiate, in good faith, the package to be offered’.
Happy to be corrected, but can’t imagine that the relevant flight attendant, and/or engineers’ industrial agreement offers the FAAA or the ALAEA any more negotiating strength than the AIPA has.
Of course, the litmus test will come, should pilot VR packages to be offered, be less than what is prescribed in the WD for compulsory redundancy and thereafter young pilots are cut loose.
If any junior people do go out the door, and the AIPA has accepted lesser terms and conditions than FAAA and/or ALAEA, and have not also protected the jobs of the younger pilots, I say again, I for one will be most disappointed.
Last edited by WorthWhat; 7th May 2014 at 08:48.
Reason: clarity